A: A tiny drop of dish detergent in warm water will break up any oil that’s accumulated.Rinse brushes thoroughly under running water. You will notice that the water leaving the brush is tinted from protective coating.Continue rinsing until no color leaves the brush. Allow it to air-dry.

Q:Brush-Drying Tips

A: When it comes to preserving the shape of your brushes, it's all about how you let it dry post wash. Even if it gets bent or splayed during washing, you can wet it down again to reset the hair pattern, gently squeezing wet brushes in a paper towel to soak up extra moisture then reshaping the head with your hand. Above all, don't be rough with it. "If you spin, shake, or flick your brush, you’ll get the hairs out of place and they’ll dry frizzy, the same way your own hair would if you shook it out instead of combing or brushing it.Additionally, being harsh on the it can loosen the glue in the ferrule (the metal between the handle and the bristles), damaging it irreparably.

You want to prevent water from dripping into the handle, which is what causes the heads to come loose, setting the bristles over the edge of the counter so they get 360-degree air circulation. This way, you won't get a matted shape on one side like you would if you set it down on a flat surface.